The Western Railway has recovered Rs 80.07 crore for irregular/ticketless travel, while Rs 26.92 lakh were collected as fines from those travelling without a mask, from April 2021 to January 2022.

“During the checks conducted from April 2021 to January 2022, around 13.67 lakh cases of ticketless/irregular travel including unbooked luggage cases were detected, resulting in a recovery of Rs 80.07 crore,” Sumit Thakur, Chief Public Relations Officer of Western Railway said.